On the occasion of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the unique opening ceremony is eye-catching.

As the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of this Winter Olympics, and the chief director of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics,

Zhang Yimou used his hard work to show Chinese culture to the world with now.

I came across this book by chance and read it with great interest.

I don’t pay much attention to the interpretation of photography, I just want to see what he went through during his growth.

It made him what he is now.

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Compared with the influence received by classmates, especially those from Beijing, a non-local worker who has never read any banned books and has no artistic family background, coupled with such a Coming from a family background, Zhang Yimou didn’t know how to compete with others.

From then on, every time he watched a movie, Zhang Yimou would carry a stack of medical information cards given by his mother, holding a pen and writing on it. When I see a good composition in a movie, I quickly draw it down in the dark, as well as some rough lighting and tones. After watching a movie, I write down dozens of cards and go back to organize them.

This way of watching movies lasted until Zhang Yimou graduated from college, and he watched hundreds of movies in the past four years.

This is the look of a person who is hungry for the career he loves. .

Recording carefully in the dark, and then going back to sort it out. After four years of persistence,

he finally used his diligence to make up for the knowledge he had lacked.

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You cannot keep borrowed books for a long time, you can only copy them.

"I believe in a saying, it is better to act once than to act it a thousand times."

The book says that if you want to do photography, it is best to wash and release it yourself, so Zhang Yimou also read it I have read a lot of books on darkroom operations, but to be honest, I can’t quite understand them. No matter what, copy the entire book if you can borrow it.

"I copied hundreds of thousands of words. ... After copying for three years, I seem to understand something."

Read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will appear.

Three years of copying the book also allowed him, a layman, to understand some of the profound truths in the book.

He has always been so diligent and stubborn,

He has demonstrated that hard work can make up for failure, and that God rewards hard work.

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"I dare not say that I want to learn directing by myself. Others are seriously studying directing. I am joking too much.

I still have the habit of keeping quiet about what I want to do and make some preparations before talking about it. ”

Four classmates (all very knowledgeable in the directing department) gave Zhang Yimou a book list, which covered a wide range of topics.

Not only professional books on directors, but also on culture, Philosophy and art.

Zhang Yimou used his hard-working, rustic and stupid spirit when learning photography.

Borrowed all the books mentioned and spent the remaining two years there. He studied hard in these books.

In order to get what he wanted, he took the initiative to ask people who were more powerful than himself.

In the face of knowledge, he took the initiative to endure hardships, even if he used his best skills. Stupid way.

Success is sometimes like this,

Leave opportunities to those who are most proactive, learn the most, and persist most.

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Zhang Yimou is not easily persuaded. As long as he listens to it and feels it makes sense, his actions will have immediate results.

Sticking to one's position does not mean that oil and salt will not enter.

Use an open attitude to listen to other people's suggestions.

Listening at the same time will lead to enlightenment, and the sea will embrace all rivers.

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"There is no such thing as underappreciating talent in today's world, as long as you have talent.

If you didn’t come out, it must be your own fault. ”

If it is gold, it will shine.

Talent is only part of the reason you shine.

If there is anything else, it is to constantly work hard to polish yourself and let yourself be seen by others.

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In addition to the experience of making blockbusters and the technical skills honed by the scene management of large-scale performances, Zhang Yimou has also been honed by all the direct confrontations, all kinds of not leaving, all kinds of stubborn struggles. His tenacity allowed him to take on the project of Opening Ceremony.

People who worked with him, even if they didn’t like him or his movies that much, later became fond of him. He was highly praised. Many people who opposed him also looked at him with admiration.

Never give up on yourself.

When you stand on the best stage, you must use your best. Make good efforts and fully express yourself.

This process may be difficult and painful,

but as long as you work hard, the most beautiful flowers will bloom.

After staying up all night for a week, Zhang Yimou put together several sets of photos that he believed could represent his level. He carefully made a photo album, pasted the photos and attached descriptions.

In order to win a chance to enter the film school, he carefully prepared letters of recommendation and his own works.

Contact various resources to prepare a portfolio. If there are conditions, you must submit it, and if there are no conditions, you must create it.

By borrowing other people’s materials, hiding in the toilet to prepare, and staying up all night for a week, any difficulty can be overcome.

Finally, in order to ensure that the recommended materials can be submitted to relevant personnel, multiple plans are prepared in case of emergency.

With this attitude and sufficient preparation, there is no reason why we can’t succeed.

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"Although it is a remote film studio. Go first and survive in the face of adversity. ”

He is used to living in adversity and always feels that no matter how difficult it is, as long as you endure it and have your personal will and persistence, one day God will see your efforts and give you a glimmer of hope. Vitality.

Don’t give up your belief in moving forward just because there are many difficulties ahead.

Persistence may make a difference.

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Looking back now, the Guangxi factory introduced several college students and gave them very good opportunities. It pioneered the trend and established the first youth film crew in the country, allowing these recent graduates to Students become the first photographers and directors among their classmates to take direct shots.

However, at the beginning of the decision, no one knew what would happen later. They only knew that they were leaving the wilderness and leaving the cultural center of Beijing, feeling extremely disappointed.

Opportunities sometimes come by accident.

When watching a football match, some goals are scored by just watching the opportunity come, taking a kick at the ball, and then somehow scoring.

No one knows whether there is the best choice now, and no one knows what will happen in the future.

It is enough to do your best in the face of opportunities.

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As soon as Zhang Yimou left school, he worked as an assistant photographer on half of the drama, and then worked alone with three other classmates.

"One and Eight" The script was not chosen by them. There was such a script in the factory, and it was said that the boss liked it. If no one was filming, they would take over the task.

"It doesn't mean that you have the conditions and the right to do it from the beginning. If you are qualified to pick something, if there is a position, quickly occupy it, do it carefully first, and then chop out three axes for others to see. ”

When our abilities are still insufficient, don’t be picky, don’t be too ambitious.

Cherish every opportunity and do your best to seize the opportunity in front of you.

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Film censorship is there, it's a fact, just accept it, it's part of the environment.

Just as there is only 20% oxygen in the air and 80% is nitrogen and carbon dioxide, people rely on oxygen to live, but it does not mean that they can only breathe in a pure oxygen environment.

“Acceptance is my biggest philosophy. Accept first, then innovate and seek change.

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Accept the unchangeable reality in life and strive to do your best in the things you can change.

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"Commercial movies are educational Music. Filmmakers are the mainstream of consumer culture in their works. They should integrate the ideological meaning and emotional taste they want to express in a targeted manner, and repeatedly provide the audience with good films. Slowly, the personality of the national film will emerge, and the audience's The taste will also be adjusted, and it will have a good impact on cultural life. ”

After all, commercial movies are not for educational purposes.

Gradually integrate into people's lives, gradually influence people's tastes, and slowly change people's thoughts and understandings.

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"What I care about most is to be understood, not necessarily praised. If I understand you, you will feel comfortable no matter how I treat you. ”

This is a reasonable statement, and it is also a weak response to those criticisms.

In the face of criticism, do not respond.

Be yourself Sometimes, the things at hand don’t need to be understood by everyone.

Of course, it is best to be understood by those who care.